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 PUBLIC LAW 104-191—AUG. 21, 1996 110 STAT. 2031 "(D) in a communication to a customer of the entity regarding the customer's transactions, payment card, account, check, or electronic funds transfer; "(E) for reporting to consumer reporting agencies; or "(F) for complying with— "(i) a civil or criminal subpoena; or "(ii) a Federal or State law regulating the entity.", (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) REQUIREMENT FOR MEDICARE PROVIDERS. —Section 1866(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(l)) is amended— (A) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (P); (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (Q) and inserting "; and"; and (C) by inserting immediately after subparagraph (Q) the following new subparagraph: "(R) to contract only with a health care clearinghouse (as defined in section 1171) that meets each standard and implementation specification adopted or established under part C of title XI on or after the date on which the health care clearinghouse is required to comply with the standard or specification. ". (2) TITLE HEADING.—Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by striking the title heading and inserting the following: " TITLE XI —GENERAL PROVISIONS, PEER REVIEW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SIMPLIFICATION". SEC. 263. CHANGES IN MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS. Section 306(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k(k)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "16" and inserting "18"; (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: "(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed from among persons who have distinguished themselves in the fields of health statistics, electronic interchange of health care information, privacy and security of electronic information, populationbased public health, purchasing or financing heeJth care services, integrated computerized health information systems, health services research, consumer interests in health information, health data standards, epidemiology, and the provision of health services. Members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of 4 years."; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (2) the following: "(3) Of the members of the Committee— "(A) 1 shall be appointed, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; "(B) 1 shall be appointed, not later thein 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, by the President pro tempore
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